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    A Sense of Alarm as Rural Hospitals Keep Closing

    elkpark replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Nursing News

    I've lived and worked in a rural part of NC most of my career, and also traveled around the state visiting small hospitals in other rural communities as a hospital surveyor for the state and CMS. Not...
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    Foreign Medical Graduate Turned BSN Not Landing Interviews

    elkpark replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Yes, I can give you an explanation -- there is no nursing shortage. Last time there actually was a shortage, every state opened up a bunch of new nursing programs, everyone and her/his brother bought...
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    Alternate stethoscope ID?

    elkpark replied to adventure_rn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Check with more engraving providers -- I got a stethoscope engraved as a gift for a friend years ago, and the store that did the engraving said nothing about needing a flat surface. They engraved the...
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    Health insurance that restricts employees from receiving care outside of employer owned ho

    elkpark replied to floatRN's topic in General Nursing

    Do you mean why does your healthcare insurance come from your employer? That's not a "weird thought," it's a perfectly reasonable question, since it is, AFAIK, unique to the US. Most of the US...
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    Homeless working the system, multiple admissions

    elkpark replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Psychiatric

    That was certainly the case in Florida; the governor, Rick Scott (who is currently running for Senate there), back when he first became governor, mandated random drug testing for all state employees...
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    Health insurance that restricts employees from receiving care outside of employer owned ho

    elkpark replied to floatRN's topic in General Nursing

    My employer (which has an insurance division as well as a healthcare division) does this. I think it just makes sense (to them) that they want to keep the money they spend on us "in the family," and...
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    Concierge Nursing Services

    elkpark replied to Ebel's topic in Private Duty

    In addition to the BON, you should check with your state healthcare licensing organization to see what kind of agency/service your idea would be classified as, what kind of license you would need, and...
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    Nurses Eat Their Young

    elkpark replied to Dairian's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Very, very, very little in >30 years of nursing (no more so, I'm sure, than occurs in other fields). I've seen plenty of nurses bullied by physicians, but that's a different matter. Can we please...
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    So disappointed with on-line program

    elkpark replied to JBMmom's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Why should random local clinical providers be expected to do your school's job for them, and provide (for free, no less) the clinical education that your school should be providing? If students...
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    So disappointed with on-line program

    elkpark replied to JBMmom's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    So, you're "so disappointed" in the school and feel you're getting a poor education there, but you're going to "get the most out it," keep paying them tuition, and figure out some way to teach...
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    My plan

    elkpark replied to Flossy73's topic in General Nursing

    My advice would be to not leave without another job lined up (unless you just don't need to work ...) Best
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    Homeless working the system, multiple admissions

    elkpark replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Psychiatric

    A) Trump lied to you about that, just like he lied about everything else. Too bad you fell for it. B) I would be fine with drug testing if we start with all the federal and state legislators and...
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    Homeless working the system, multiple admissions

    elkpark replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Psychiatric

    The largest proportion of people "abusing the system" I encounter at work are middle class, employed, insured people who can't be bothered to take steps to manage their chronic illnesses, but instead...
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    Hipaa violation

    elkpark replied to nurse2097482's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    They don't have to "fully prove" who looked at the charts. It was under your log-in. I've been working in nursing since before electronic charting started, and have worked for a bunch of different...
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    Small hospital stopping services?

    elkpark replied to 7vt0*8's topic in General Nursing

    I went from a position in my specialty at that hospital to a job at the large VA medical center in the nearest decent sized city without any difficulty. I wouldn't expect that to hurt your future...
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    Small hospital stopping services?

    elkpark replied to 7vt0*8's topic in General Nursing

    Small community hospitals, especially in rural areas, typically offer a limited range of services. Some are little more than urgent care centers with some beds. It's just not feasible, financially...
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    Would you File a Complaint?

    elkpark replied to everchangingRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Your professor is correct that BONs do not deal with "malpractice," which is a civil liability issue. But there is a lot more to nursing practice than whether or not a particular situation meets the...
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    ABSN vs. Direct Entry MSN?

    elkpark replied to sesw1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This, again. I've known some people who either went into nursing via a direct-entry advanced practice program or rushed into grad school after finishing a pre-licensure nursing program, and then...
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    Would you File a Complaint?

    elkpark replied to everchangingRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Huh? The BON does investigate and make determinations about whether licensed nurses violated the standards, rules, and regs under which they practice, and disciplines people for violations as...
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    Demand for entry level psych NP versus psych nurses

    elkpark replied to redbullz9's topic in Psychiatric

    New grads typically job hunt on their own. There's not enough money involved for headhunters or agencies to be interested. Check the job postings of hospitals that interest you (in your case,...
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    Demand for entry level psych NP versus psych nurses

    elkpark replied to redbullz9's topic in Psychiatric

    Well, it was nothing compared to where you are. I had to Google it to find out what the population was back when I was living there and in school. :) The city proper was ~320,000, and the greater...
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    Relocating..? So scary!

    elkpark replied to gennn19's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am another one who moved to a different area when I graduated nursing school, in order to start a job in the specialty I wanted. I was already living in an area far from my family (a few states...
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    Demand for entry level psych NP versus psych nurses

    elkpark replied to redbullz9's topic in Psychiatric

    There are definitely fewer jobs, but there are also many fewer nurses who are interested in working in psych settings, so it seems to sort of average out. How willing organizations are to hire new...
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    Out of attempts for NCLEX

    elkpark replied to catmom713's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    That also depends on what state you're in; some states permit RN students or graduates to write the NCLEX-PN without attending LPN school, some don't allow you to write the exam unless you are a...
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    Money for school when "we do not participate in federal student loans"

    elkpark replied to RightMeowRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Welcome to allnurses! :balloons: It may not be a matter of the school not choosing to offer federal student loans as much as it is that the school doesn't qualify for federal student loans (doesn't...